Piers Nivans (previously mistranslated as "Beards Nevence") is a member of the North America branch of the BSAA, and is assigned to the SOU (Special Operations Unit). Nivans serves under Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 6.

Piers was taught under the same Professor (Doug Wright) who taught Chris, around the time he starts with BSAA. He appears in a Resident Evil graphic novel as Chris's partner, and presumably serving a similar role in Resident Evil 6.